Python Backend Engineer — Scalable AI & Real-Time Voice

E-Merge; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

E-Merge is seeking a Backend Developer in Sandton to build and scale production-grade AI services. You will power voice and text AI, real-time telephony, and complex integrations in a cloud-native environment with Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker.

The role emphasizes API-first design, ownership, and working within a lean, senior-engineering team driven by platform architects and player-coach leads. Salary offered is R800k per annum, negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• Backend developer with strong Python experience.
• Experience with API-first architecture and scalable systems.
• Experience delivering real-time communication/AI integration projects.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale backend services powering AI applications.
• Collaborate on cloud infrastructure and production-grade deployments.
• Work with LLM, STT, and TTS technologies in a regulated environment.

Skills

Python

API-first mindset

Real-time communication

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Bicep IaC

Job description

E-Merge is seeking a Backend Developer in Sandton to build and scale production-grade AI services. You will power voice and text AI, real-time telephony, and complex integrations in a cloud-native environment with Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker.

The role emphasizes API-first design, ownership, and working within a lean, senior-engineering team driven by platform architects and player-coach leads. Salary offered is R800k per annum, negotiable based on experience.